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Indigenous housing dispute leads to worker walk-off - The Australian


Indigenous housing dispute leads to worker walk-off
The Australian
Up to 40 workers for Maiden Civil walked off and at least 16 were evicted after the subcontractor was unable to pay its accommodation bills, with the remainder having already left. "It's all done and dusted. We're not getting paid, and we've been ...

Labor coughs up $1m to combat petrol sniffing - The Australian


Labor coughs up $1m to combat petrol sniffing
The Australian
Indigenous Affairs Minister Warren Snowdon yesterday told The Weekend Australian the money would go towards programs targeting petrol sniffers and those abusing other substances in areas such as Katherine in the Northern Territory, the Kimberley in ...

Petrol sniffing: stepping softly is no solution - The Australian


Petrol sniffing: stepping softly is no solution
The Australian
MARGARET and David Hewitt have spent nearly 50 years traversing much of the continent, trying to help Aboriginal communities beat the daily scourge of alcohol abuse, violence and petrol sniffing. This week, when they learned of a ... Evidence of ...

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From left, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell, Jessica Mauboy and Deborah ... - The Australian


From left, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell, Jessica Mauboy and Deborah ...
The Australian
Briggs admired his aunt, Hyllus Maris, the AWGIE-winning writer of the Australian television omnibus series about indigenous lives, the 1982 miniseries, Women Of The Sun. "That was almost the first Aboriginal narrative we saw on screen that was any way ...

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Policies fail to make dent in Aboriginal joblessness - Sydney Morning Herald


Policies fail to make dent in Aboriginal joblessness
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian National University economists Matthew Gray and Boyd Hunter have estimated that when CDEP participants are excluded, the bureau figures show that indigenous employment in non-CDEP jobs has been rising since 2006, especially among ...

Rising Aboriginal jobless rate fuels policy angst - Sydney Morning Herald


Rising Aboriginal jobless rate fuels policy angst
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian National University economists Matthew Gray and Boyd Hunter estimated that when CDEP participants are excluded, the bureau figures show that indigenous employment in non-CDEP jobs has been rising since 2006, especially among women.

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Racial taunts are stuff of Boomer's inspiration - Brisbane Times


Sydney Morning Herald

Racial taunts are stuff of Boomer's inspiration
Brisbane Times
His uncle Danny Morseu was the first indigenous player to represent Australia in basketball and Mills carries three flags with him to international events. ''We had all different kinds of races on our team in Shadows and it's not talked about a lot but ...
Australian point guard Patty Mills: Racial abuse inspires me to be a role modelArizona Daily Sun (blog)
Patrick Mills uses racial taunts for inspirationSydney Morning Herald

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